noun
church
CHURCH
noun
1
A building used for Christian worship.
"The wedding was held in a small stone church."
"They walked past the church on their way to town."
2
A religious service held for Christian worship.
"Grandma goes to church every Sunday morning."
3
A particular Christian denomination or organized branch of Christianity.
"The Anglican Church has its roots in 16th-century England."
4
Christians collectively, or organized religion viewed as an institution.
"The relationship between church and state has long been debated."
How to Use Church
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA place, service, or institution connected to Christian worship.
Common pairings
go to church
church service
church and state
a church wedding
Word Forms
churched past tense, churches plural, churches singular
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Etymology
From Old English cirice, ultimately from a Greek word meaning "belonging to the Lord" — the same root gives Scots kirk and German Kirche.